Science, and its impact on a person's livelihood is the common denominator. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The last person I ever want working for me is someone who says 'that's not in my job description. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
If each dead person became a ghost, there'd be more than 100 billion of them haunting us all. Creepy, but cool. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
When I would lose matches, I fully respected the person who beat me, because they beat me. I can't blame anybody. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The typical person has no trouble believing without knowing. What people need to realize is simply that you do not need to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
A conspiracy theorist is a person who tacitly admits that they have insufficient data to prove their points. A conspiracy is a… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I don't ever tell people what to do! Even if it seems and feels that way sometimes, I don't think I should… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I am not the most annoying person to bring to a movie 'cause I basically hold it in and write about it… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
How many times have you heard a person in a workplace say, "I wasn't trained for this!" That's an impossible reaction from… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
We didn't build the interstate system to connect New York to Los Angeles because the West Coast was a priority. No, we… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The best educators are the ones that inspire their students. That inspiration comes from a passion that teachers have for the subject… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
If you are that person, you are more likely to believe that God cured you, this invisible force, creator of the universe,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The school system is constructed to praise you if you get high grades. And if you get straight A's, you're the one… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
When asked about which scientist he'd like to meet, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, "Isaac Newton. No question about it. The smartest person… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I've said multiple times that the world's first trillionaire is going to be the person who exploits the resources of asteroids, the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I don't require that the main guest [of StarTalk] have any science knowledge or background at all. It's just, I have a… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
You ask people, do you pray to [a person or] God. If you say yes to that, you're religious by, presumably, anybody's… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Whatever I am, I'm not as bad as the person that read the novel before watching the film. I'll enjoy whatever they… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
To view space as, "Well, let's go to Mars now," or "Let's do this now," maybe we should rethink of space as… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I don't want to go into space because of war. I think we would if it was triggered. If China said they want to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Quantum physics fluctuates all the time. But now the fluctuations are not just particles coming into and out of existence, which happens all the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs...… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
... informed ignorance provides the natural state of mind for research scientists at the ever-shifting frontiers of knowledge. People who believe themselves ignorant of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
If you seek only easy problems to solve, then ultimately, there'll be nothing about you to distinguish yourself from others. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The caricature of science is that we hold tight to the theories we have, and shun challenges to them. That's just not true. In… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
New generations of humans inherit the acquired discoveries of generations past, allowing cosmic insight to accumulate without limit. Each discovery of science therefore adds… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I've said multiple times that the world's first trillionaire is going to be the person who exploits the resources of asteroids, the natural resources… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
They [scientists of centuries past] call on God only from the lonely and precarious edge of incomprehension. Where they feel certain about their explanations,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
We explore our environment, more than we are compelled to utter poetry, when we're toddlers. We start doing that later. Before that happens, every… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And I don't… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
![“I don't require that the main guest [of StarTalk] have any science knowledge or background at all. It's just, I have a conversation with them, it's long and winding, and we find out what parts of what we learn about the person lend themselves to further scientific discussion with an expert who is…” quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/385/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_backgrounds_i-don-t-require-that-the-main-guest-of-s_823287.jpg)
![“You ask people, do you pray to [a person or] God. If you say yes to that, you're religious by, presumably, anybody's standards of your conduct. And it's the yes to that question that applies to 40% of scientists. So, there're plenty of atheists who are scientists or not scientists. There maybe a…” quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9f8/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_agnosticism_you-ask-people-do-you-pray-to-a-person-o_1460056.jpg)
![“Whatever I am, I'm not as bad as the person that read the novel before watching the film. I'll enjoy whatever they [producers] are putting in front of me. If they made an attempt to get things right, then I'll criticize them for what they got wrong. If they made no attempt to get things right, and…” quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bf9/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_books_whatever-i-am-i-m-not-as-bad-as-the-pers_1766557.jpg)
![“They [scientists of centuries past] call on God only from the lonely and precarious edge of incomprehension. Where they feel certain about their explanations, however, God gets hardly a mention.” quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b0/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_century_they-scientists-of-centuries-past-call-o_12921.jpg)
